A member of the extended Ravens family and a man a lot of us are very fond of given the exemplary and classy job he did when he was in Baltimore, Chuck Pagano is being treated for leukemia and has taken leave from his head coaching job in Indianapolis for the time being.

There's obviously already a thread in NFL News, but I think this deserves some mention in the Ravens forum as well. I'm heartened to hear that this is being treated as immensely 'treatable' and that there are reasons to be optimistic about Pagano's recovery.

Hope to see him back on the sidelines soon tormenting the AFC South. Get well soon, Chuck._________________

Chuck Pagano was no doubt my favorite Ravens coach of all time. I loved his energy, passion, and overall knowledge of the game. His ability to improve a unit- even if the talent there wasn't so sharp- was phenomenal.

Initially when the news broke, I didn't see any info about it being treatable... then when NFLN re-updated the news and the word "treatable" showed up, I was just all around happy to hear that.

He's probably the only Ravens DC to get a HC gig that I felt would truly succeed, I just hope this setback doesn't rob him of that opportunity. I hope he makes a speedy... and better yet, permanent recovery and get back to football._________________

Without knowing exactly what sort of leukaemia it is, the fact that he is in his 50s* and its being reported as a "treatable" form of leukaemia is a very good sign.

*People diagnosed in their 50s and beyond tend to have less aggressive, more chronic forms of leukaemia, not like the leukaemia's that little kids get and so tend to live pretty normal lives_________________Stone85 & mike23md on the sig!